Castle Mountain

Alberta (Crowsnest / southern Rockies) · Canada

Castle Mountain is a cat-ski operation in Alberta (Crowsnest / southern Rockies), Canada. It averages around 900 cm of snow a season on a Continental Rockies, storm-favoured southern position snowpack. The season typically runs Dec-Apr.

Alberta's snowiest resort; uncrowded, steep, with on-site cat-skiing

10
Lean
10-day outlook

10-day forecast

5 cm total · best window Wednesday, Oct 21 (1d, 3cm)

Mon
00-2° · 23kFL 2.0k
Tue
004° · 26kFL 3.3k
Wed
005° · 26kFL 3.4k
Thu
006° · 9kFL 3.9k
Fri
007° · 17kFL 4.6k
Sat
0010° · 34kFL 4.3k
Sun
004° · 21kFL 2.4k
Mon
007° · 14kFL 2.9k
Tue
1.852° · 8kFL 3.0k ⚠
Wed
3.2130° · 8kFL 2.0k ⚠

⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 1,410 m base — expect rain low down even while it snows at summit.

Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Wednesday, Oct 21 — Lean (13). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Oct 12.

Mountain profile

Summit
2,273 m
Base
1,410 m
Vertical
863 m
Terrain
3,592 ac incl. Powder Stagecoach cat terrain
Avg annual snow
900 cm
Typical season
Dec-Apr
Snow climate
Continental Rockies, storm-favoured southern position
Type
Lift-served + cat-ski
Exposure / orientation
Southern Alberta storm track plus notorious ridge-top wind; long fall-line chutes

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